vivo X Fold6 vs Huawei Mate X3

The vivo X Fold6 leads in display, performance, battery and design. The vivo X Fold6 is the newer phone, announced Jun 26, 2026.

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vivo vivo X Fold6

8.6 Price TBA

Huawei Huawei Mate X3

Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the vivo X Fold6

Bigger battery 6,900 mAh vs 4,800 mAh
Faster wired charging 80 W vs 66 W
Bigger screen 8.02 inches vs 7.85 inches
Better water resistance IP58 + IP59 vs IPX8
Newer model Jun 26, 2026 vs Mar 23, 2023
More RAM 12 GB / 16 GB vs 12 GB

Why choose the Huawei Mate X3

Longer optical zoom 5× vs 3×
Faster wireless charging 50 W vs 40 W
Sharper display 426 ppi vs 424 ppi
microSD card slot

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Spec vivo X Fold6Huawei Mate X3

Overall 8.6 —

Display 8.8 8.3

Performance 8.9 6.4

Camera 8.0 —

Battery 8.1 6.3

Design 8.5 7.8

Software support 3.5 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec vivo X Fold6Huawei Mate X3

Size 8.02 inches 7.85 inches

Type OLED, ZEISS Master Color Display OLED

Resolution 2312 × 2504 px 2224 × 2496 px

Pixel density 424 ppi 426 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✓ Yes ✕ No

Peak brightness 5,000 nits —

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —

Protection — Kunlun Glass (cover screen)

Cover display 6.51-inch LTPO AMOLED, 2528 x 1120, 1-120Hz, up to 5,000 nits 6.4-inch OLED, 2504 x 1080, 1-120 Hz LTPO, Kunlun Glass

Performance

Spec vivo X Fold6Huawei Mate X3

Chipset Dimensity 9500 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Process 3 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 4.21 GHz 3.2 GHz

GPU Mali-G1 Ultra Adreno 730

Geekbench 6 single-core — 1,806

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 4,656

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage type UFS 4.1 —

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec vivo X Fold6Huawei Mate X3

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68, 1/1.4" 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes —

Ultrawide 50 MP 13 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 3× optical, periscope 12 MP, 5× optical, periscope

Optical zoom 3× 5×

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 8K@30 —

Front camera 20 MP 8 MP

Front video 1080p@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec vivo X Fold6Huawei Mate X3

Capacity 6,900 mAh 4,800 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 80 W 66 W

Wireless charging 40 W 50 W

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes —

Charger in box — ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec vivo X Fold6Huawei Mate X3

Dimensions 157.16 × 74.26 × 9.9 mm 156.9 × 72.4 × 11.08 mm

Thickness 9.9 mm 11.08 mm

Weight 235 g 241 g

Form factor Foldable Foldable

Frame Aluminum —

Back Glass Glass

Water resistance IP58 + IP59 IPX8

Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Horizon Blue, Prism Black Black, Dark Green, Feather Sand White, Feather Sand Purple, Dawn Gold

Connectivity and features

Spec vivo X Fold6Huawei Mate X3

5G ✓ Yes ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth — 5.2

USB USB-C 3.x USB-C 3.x

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec vivo X Fold6Huawei Mate X3

OS at launch Android 17 Android 12

Interface OriginOS 7 Fold EMUI 13.1

Launch and price

Spec vivo X Fold6Huawei Mate X3

Announced Jun 26, 2026 Mar 23, 2023

Released Jul 1, 2026 —

Status Released Discontinued

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